magnetic north

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Magnetic declination

Alternative forms[edit]

Magnetic North

Noun[edit]

magnetic north (uncountable)

At a given point on Earth's surface, the direction of Earth's magnetic field, i.e. the direction into which the compass needle of a magnetic compass points.

Translations[edit]

direction into which compass points

Finnish: neulapohjoinen
Galician: norte magnético (gl) m
Icelandic: segulnorður n
Romanian: nord magnetic (ro) n
Scottish Gaelic: tuath magnaiteach m

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